Posted on 09/04/2004 2:59:13 AM PDT by kattracks
That was fast. And so predictable. Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey dove headfirst into the presidential campaign last week, joining three other John Kerry [related, bio] partisans in calling for Bush strategist Karl Rove's resignation.And he also had the gall to call the president a ``partisan political hack'' and a ``hypocrite'' on the ``Today Show,'' all the while claiming he was avoiding politics per agreement of the 9/11 Commission.
``The 9/11 Commission agreed not to use anything we've gotten off of the . . . report to bring into a political campaign,'' Kerrey said.
That's splitting a hair nicely, don't you think?
The way other commission members put it when releasing the 9/11 report was that they had agreed to refrain from participating in this presidential campaign for fear of turning the report into a political football.
And Rove's crime which drew Kerrey's ire? He dared comment on the Democratic nominee's anti-war record, the very same record John Kerry has used to boost his political fortunes since he first ran for public office.
The real crime is that Bob Kerrey cares more about defeating George W. Bush than whether the 9/11 Commission's recommendations are implemented.
After a harshly criticized partisan tilt to its hearings threatened to undermine its purpose, members of the commission wisely retreated from politics, or so we thought.
The members pledged to devote themselves to lobbying Congress and swaying public opinion instead. Thus they headed out, like so many pairs on Noah's Ark, two-by-two to spread a bipartisan message across the country.
But Kerrey proved politics will come first, last and always to this Nebraska partisan.
He clearly doesn't give a damn whether he hurts the 9/11 Commission's cause. Chairman Tom Kean and co-chairman Lee Hamilton ought to care. They should strongly rebuke Kerrey and rein him in fast.
Bob Kerrey, another war criminal.
Gee Bob, we'd almost forgotten about "all that". But now we are forced to remember.
He has never been the same since Deborah Winger left him.
As a Nebraskan, I am so ashamed of John Robert Kerrey. His arrogant, sneer-like attitude confirms that he is nothing but a second-rate agitator who has an obsession to defeat President Bush. He thinks that no laws or rules apply to him. When he was governor of Nebraska in the 1980s, his agenda consisted of one thing: Debra Winger. Debra Winger pretended to be the first lady of Nebraska and, with Kerrey's help, got away with it. She was a regular fixture and regularly stayed in the governor's mansion. She even drove a state car and helped herself to many things paid for with my taxes. All the while, the state of Nebraska was going in the tank. Kerrey, who was divorced at the time, made the most of the Debra Winger relationship. We got sick of the continual press coverage of this "dream" couple. The Lincoln and Omaha papers made sure in most of their stories that we did not forget that Kerrey had "lost a leg" in Vietnam. Nothing could be further from the truth, and Kerrey did nothing to correct the impression that he had "lost a leg" from the hip. The truth is that he lost that part of his leg from 6 inches above the ankle on down. He retains over 90% of that leg and has no difficulty getting around. He even participated in running events. I am sure that he is listed as 100% disabled. Too bad we can't ship him over to Iraq and have him see some real heroes.
"After a harshly criticized partisan tilt to its hearings threatened to undermine its purpose, members of the commission wisely retreated from politics, or so we thought."
On the FoxNews roundtable I heard a comment which went something like this - I don't know why we are bringing up Vietnam after 30 years. We have not had an attack in the USA except the 1st TC bombing, then 9/11 - I'm not saying we can't again, but we haven't.
It is my humble opinion the commission made themselves worthless, served no useful purpose with their findings. They neglected to report why & what were the reasons we were attacked on our homeland.
We were attacked because, as bill clinton has said while referring to other things, BECAUSE THEY COULD!!!
If the FoxNews panel dares to say we have not been attacked - I dare them to read the following aloud on "the boys" (what an absolutely stupid name for a mature network - they act as if they are the cartoons) on Saturday.
1992 Bombing in Israeli Embassy in Argentina,
1993 Attempted Assassination of Pres. Bush Sr.,
1993 First World Trade Center bombing, February 26th, 7 Killed, Hundreds injured
1994 Air France Hijacking,
1995 Attack on US Diplomats in Pakistan,
1995 Saudi Military Installation Attack,
1995 Kashmiri Hostage taking,
1996 Khobar Towers attack
1996 Sudanese Missionarys Kidnapping,
1996 Paris Subway Explosion,
1997 Israeli Shopping Mall Bombing,
1997 Yemeni Kidnappings,
1998 Somali Hostage taking crisis,
1998 U.S. Embassy Bombing in Peru,
1998 U.S. Kenya Embassy blown up, 100's murdered
1998 U.S. Tanzania Embassy blown up, 100's murdered
1999 Plot to blow up Space Needle (thwarted)
2000 USS Cole attacked, many U.S. Navy sailors murdered
2000-2003 Intifada against Israel - 100's dead and injured 2000 Manila Bombing,
2001 4 Commercial airliners hijacked, 250+ murdered
2001 World Trade Center attacked, 2800+ murdered
2001 Flight 93 murders
2001 Pentagon attacked, 180+ murdered
2002 Reporter Daniel Pearl, kidnapped and murdered
2002 Philippines American missionary, Filipino nurse killed
2002 July 4, El Al attack Los Angeles LAX, several murdered
2002 Bali bombing - 200 dead, 300 injured
2002 Yemen, French Oil Tanker attacked
2002 Marines attacked / murdered in Kuwait
2002 Washington D.C. sniper
2002 Russian Theater attacked, 100+ dead
2002 Nigerian riots against Miss World Pageant, 200 dead, dozens injured
2002 Mombasa Hotel Attacked, 12 dead, dozens injured
2002 Israeli Boeing 757 attacked by missiles, fortunately no one injured
2002 August Hotel bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia. 12 dead, dozens injured.
2003 Russian concert bombing
2003 Philippines airport and market bombing
2003 Foiled SAM plot in the USA
2003 UN Baghdad HQ Bombing
2003 Ticrit Mosque Bombing
2003 Neveh Shalom Synagogue Bombing in Istanbul, Turkey
Ronald Reagan responded to attacks, George Bush responded to attacks. bill clinton did not, bill clinton was too busy having "fun". And the media let him!!!!
All Bob Kerry wants is his democrat standing back.
The last thing Kerrey wants is examination of service records.
It often seems the Crat Party is a criminal mutual cover-up organization.
"Hey Bob! I'm a citizen too, A$$hole!"
Close. Bob Kerrey will always come first to Bob Kerrey. The laughingstock "9-11 Commission" is all over now. Why won't this scumbag go away?
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